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TRAVEL BARGAINS : SPRING FLING IN LONDON OFFERS AIR FARE FROM LAX, LODGINGS.


Byline: Daily News and Wire Services

Midweek vacation packages to London are priced from $789 for three nights - including air fare from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. .

``London Springtime Special'' from British Airways British Airways
 in full British Airways PLC

International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines.
 Holidays includes round-trip air fare, three nights' accommodations at the Tavistock Hotel in central London The term Central London refers to the districts of London which are considered closest to the centre. There is no such conventional definition, nor any official one, for the entire area that can be called "central London". , daily continental breakfast plus VAT and service charges, two-for-one Trocadero discount vouchers and a London transport London Transport could mean:
  • London Passenger Transport Board (1933-1948)
  • London Transport Executive (1948-1963)
  • London Transport Board (1963-1970)
  • London Transport (1970-1984) - an agency within the Greater London Council
 map.

Prices begin at $789 per person, based on double occupancy. Additional rates are available at 31 other central London hotels.

The package is valid for travel through June 15. Reservations are accepted up to seven days prior to departure, based on availability. Changes - at $25 per person - are permitted up to four weeks prior to departure. Weekend departures are available for an extra $25. Information: (800) 359-8722.

Hawaiian romance: Aston Hotels & Resorts is offering Romance Packages at several of its hotels on four major Hawaiian islands.

On Maui, for example, two people can stay at the Aston Wailea Resort for four nights at prices beginning at $860 for an ocean-view room. Cost includes champagne and Hawaiian love poems on arrival, breakfast in bed, luau for two and a crystal keepsake. Special packages are also available for hotels on Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. Information: (800) 922-7866.

Tropical golf: Kona Surf Resort & Country Club on the Big Island of Hawaii is offering a golf getaway that includes two rounds of golf each day and a golf cart at prices beginning at $177 per night (two-night minimum stay) for a garden-view room.

The club has two courses, the 18-hole Ocean Course that lies along the resort's coastline, and the 18-hole Mauka Course that takes golfers up the slopes of Hualalai Volcano. Information: (800) 367-8011.

Just for mom: If you're a tired mom who yearns for time to read a book, take a nap or eat s'mores around a campfire, Camp Mom will offer just that May 30-June 1 at Verdugo Pines Camp in Wrightwood. Hiking, canoeing, volleyball, line dancing line dancing
Noun

a form of dancing performed by rows of people to country and western music
, as well as manicures, massages and facials, will be offered. Cost is $179, including lodging in heated, carpeted cabins with private baths, food and camp activities. Personal treatments are extra. Information: (888) 226-7666.

On-track bargain: Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run  is discounting its Explore America Fares, under which the country is divided into eastern, central and western sections, for spring season travel.

Travel within one region costs $168; in two regions, $198; or in all three regions, $278, with as many as three stopovers allowed during a 30-day period. The tickets must be bought by May 9 for travel through June 19. After that, fares rise $50 through Aug. 17. Information: (800) 872-7245.

Freebies: If you're headed to the Big Island of Hawaii, check out the free, self-guided driving tour brochure from the Hawaii Visitor & Convention Bureau, (808) 961-5797.

Get a free copy of ``How to Select a Tour or Vacation Package'' with suggested questions to raise regarding price, itineraries, group size and tour terms by writing to the U.S. Tour Operators Association, 211 E. 51st St., Suite 12B, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, N.Y. 10022.

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See also Heaven, Paradise, Utopia.

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land of joy and beauty without disease or death. [Welsh Lit.: Mabinogion]

Atlantis

fabulous and prosperous island; legendarily in Atlantic Ocean. [Gk. Myth.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Apr 13, 1997
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